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Thursday, August 24, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Larry Trapani, Leavenworth junior, works in Watson.
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Kansan Photo by T. DEAN CAPLE
Bad Checks ...
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Continued from page 1 grudges against Lawrence's student population. In Rhodes the students no worse than anybody else."
Watkins agreed saying, 99 per cent of student checks are good. "We've lost very little from students."
However, merchants with a larger percentage of student business, said the highest rate of returned checks came from
RANEY SAID most bad checks written to the three Raney stores were written by students. Gary Tanner, a tavern, said insufficient funds checks written to his bar were basic student checks. He told colleagues that he was obligated to.
Said Raney, many of the teachers, said that checks were caused by students who relied on money from home, and understandably have "gaps" in their knowledge.
Raney also said that employees of his stores have generally worked in Lawrence long enough
By SHARYN BALLARD Kansan Staff Writer
to know non-students with histories of bad check writing These people perhaps tend to stay away from their stores. he said.
Pay Scale Hampers KUMC Recruitment
Everyone in the state is paid on the same scale even though the standard of living is highest in Kansas City. Smith said.
The merchants' skepticism of check writers is best understood when it is noted that merchants uncollectable returned checks.
"This is because the employees of the medical center are on a state civil service scale," Smith said.
He said that by working with counterparts in the department of personnel in Topeka he was sure this could be amended.
SAUNDERS DID SAY that this year the union had a smaller loss on uncollected checks than in recent years. He attributed this to the university's change to its accounting system, which has eliminated many forgeries.
Inrequiities in the salary scale of the University of Kansas Medical Center, where many city hospitals is the biggest problem of recruitment facing the medical center, according to the department director, is the named director of personnel.
According to Smith, there are 175 openings at the medical center. Over 100 of these are for nurses—RN, LPN, LPA, and orderlies.
At the Kansas union, Gene Saunders of the cisher's office, said he had no available figures on the number of bad cheeks she has. He student can write a check for up to $25 dollars cash for a small service charge, a student ID, and absence from a list of students who have had three cheeks in university for insufficient funds.
When an insufficient funds check is finally deemed uncollectable the check writer has
Although Smith's office does not hire Ph.D.'s and physicians, it does handle a staff of over 3500.
Fifteen positions are available for professional and technical persons and clerical openings number about 50.
"Many of the students trained at KUMC stay on in us. In fact, probably a majority of our states are from KU." Smith said.
"Much of our work has to do with employment (classification; employ benefits, insurance, and retirement," Smith said.
Smith said that he was planning an extensive recruitment campaign to train the 500-bed addition to the hospital which will open some months later.
Since the job market for teachers in the district is a place on a flat, safe Smith said. A math teacher, for example, courseured an excellent student.
Frequently teachers work in clerical departments and prove to be excellent secretaries, he said.
KUMC is the third hospital Smith, Seneca native, has served in as personnel director. He graduated from the University of Missouri Medical Center and has recently come from the University of Texas, M.
"I accepted this position at KL because it is prestigious and it is nice to be among such a fine group, Smith said.
received money or merchandise,
the banker takes a small loss in
in administrative costs sending the
check back to the merchant, and
the merchant has the cost of a
or a court process on his hands.
Because of this, before you cash a check, you may have to get your picture taken or fill out an application that is sent to your bank.
"In fact, it didn't go over so well since I always rooted for the Big Eight."
SEVERAL STORES have decided to risk their time and money and your inconvenience to the incidence of bad checks.
Both Raney's and Kroger's encourage patrons to apply for check cashing cards. The potential cashier casher's bank card is not guaranteed, not guaranteed credit, noted Raney—to approved applicants, and once a patron has a card, he can cash a check for money with little inconvenience. The limit is $125 for Raney's and $30 at Kroger's.
The preventive method at Rusty's HILTCHI GIA food store is different. There, anyone who wants to write a check over the amount of purchase or cash a payroll check, or any who looks suspicious to a clerk is accompanied with the check in question.
BILL ELKINS, an official at Rusty's said the camera was installed at a deterrent.
There is a reduced chance of someone writing a bad check if he thinks he's going to be on camera, he said.
Elkins said he had no actual totals for the four or five months the machine had been in operation, but he said he thought the number of insufficient funds in the store had been reduced.
Raine said the use of the check casing card at his stores had not curred the problem, but it had been cut off. Raine and checks, written at the stores.
NINETY-ONE THOUSAND bad (checks a year not withstanding, bankers apparently worry very little about insufficient funds checks. Banks charge one or two dollars either way.) To avoid having to check the check or for returning the check to whoever cashed it.
"The card has eliminated tremendously the larger insufficient funds checks," he said.
Banks are only liable for a loss on the checks they choose to deposit, but it also impossibility, officials at one local bank, Douglas County State Bank.
personally decide which insufficien funds checks will be paid by the bank, Watkins said.
Watkins disagreed that banks should be responsible for investigating patrons who wanted to open checking accounts.
Kansan Photo by LINDA SCHILD
IN EXPLAINING Douglas County State Bank's policy of accepting new accounts, Watkins said, an account unless a person made an initial deposit of about $25. With that deposit, the bank issues an account kit that contains eight checks and an order for at least 200 personalized checks. The only investigation of the account before issuing the checks would be to verify the account or issue a correct check 'sasher. Watkins said.
"The best solution is for the bank to make their own investment." "Otherwise, the bank dictates what checks the merchant pays."
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SOME MERCHANTS think the policy of the banks is too lax.
Raine pointed out the danger of opening an account to anyone with no investigation into his theft, and a court artist hit Lawrence recently, opened an account at a local bank with $6, using a false name and a password. The victim had empty apartment at a local apartment complex, and within two or three days had written more than $400 and skipped town.
The banks know who habitually write bad checks and the banks should cut them off. Esam said. Of stopping the flow of bad money, he said, "We're trying everything and nothing works."
The solution for eliminating insufficient funds checks is certainly not simple and probably not very cheap.
RETAILERS' OWN check cashing cards apparently help to some degree, as does the camera used at Rusty's.
She said the store had often written off losses of $200 in one month on bad checks.
With little risk to themselves banks will open a persona checking account for virtually anyone with a few dollars.
Cecilia Adams, assistant cashier at University State Bank $d personal checks from her bank, can be purchased with the accounts printed on them.
KU Stage Productions Involve School, Public
By BOB EVANS
Korean Staff Writer
Between 60,000 and 80,000 books are added to Watson library each year. In all, more than 15 million comprise the library collection.
The trick to turning out a work- able production schedule for the University Theatre is juggling the production elements so that the technical staff is not over- loaded and is assistant director of theatre.
THE OPERA will be scheduled in conjunction with a symposium held every spring by the School of Fine Arts. The symposium this week will feature works by both the opera and the opera will be presented April 28 and 29, and May 4 and 5
Selection of an acceptable season involves long discussions with the entire faculty in order to determine the appropriate appeal to the general public, present a variety of theatre techniques, supply students with chances at different types of performances, and limit the limits of the technical staff.
Library Is Reclassifying Holdings
By MARY LIND
The shows to be presented in the main theatre of Murphy Hall will include the musical *baby boo* by Brooking, professor of speech and drama, and the opera, "The Tender Land" written by Aaron
Robert Malnowsky, assistant director of libraries for public service, said that all of the books we have classified under Library Law are in this book.
Since costumes and sets for
each show are designed and built
up by a team, you won't be
not to schedule two "heavy"
productions back to back. Rea
"I DOUBT if we will ever have the whole library changed over to one system. Some material be able to keep up, impossible to keep up," he said.
Kansan Staff Writer
Copeland, author of "The Tender Land," plans to attend both the opera and the symposium.
In the last two years, Malinowski said, the library has been changing its classification system. The Library of Congress system
At least four of the six presentations presented in the book, which runs almost concurrently with the main theatre season, will be original works by students in it. We have an emphasis in play writing.
According to Malinowski, there will be some changes this week. The change will be in the library hours. The library will close at 6.p.m. on Friday, instead of 11 p.m. on Friday at 9 a.m. at 9 a.m. until Friday at 8 p.m.
Another change, which will affect students, is the installation of a new machine which will speed up the check out process. Ms. Schmidt said the present machines had far exceeded their load.
For those unfamiliar with the library, Malinowsky said there was a self-tour pamphlet put out by the library which would take you around the library and acquaint him with the various areas of the library.
children's theatre will be in full
fall and spring and spring
fall production will be
fall production and Nicoletta', and the spring
production will be 'Antelope
Children's theatre is operated in conjunction with the Douglas County and Lawrence city schools.
School children are bused in to see the performances and only the performances are on public the public The cast for the fall production will tour in
Reference books are being changed and most have been rewritten. The last one being cataloged under the Library of Congress system since the books are mostly new and we are now using a dialogue for them. Malnowsky said.
Playswrights aren't the only one who experience through the use of the experimental theatre. The most likely subject is newly bachelor students, by graduate students.
"The only way a playwright can learn about play writing is to see his work come to life on the stage." Rea said.
"THE EXPERIMENTAL theatre exists primarily for student directors." Rea said.
"ALL students have to do is
There are many people on
hand and I need them to waste much of
need for them to waste much of
their time wandering around
Malinowsky said there was a staff of 50 full-time professional
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IN WATSON, there is a many-catalog which carries the cards to all the books in all the libraries and smaller libraries such as art, East Asian studies, documents and microfilm. Outside Watson, but still part of its system are the books in the science, engineering and architecture, mathematics, and Spencer research libraries.
There are certain terms students should acquaint them selves with concerning library policy, Malinowsky said.
Recall is when a book is not available because it is checked out to a faculty member. The student fills out a recital card, student fills out a recital card.
Hold means that the book will not be checked out again because someone has requested the book and filled out a hold card.
UKASE is the listing of all periodicals subscribed to by the library and a listing of their whereabouts.
Stacks is the area where the books are kept.
Reserve room is the room where books required for reading are kept)
Malinowski also said that students from small Kansas towns developed in the library, in the periodical room, he said, are copies of most of the books and small towns throughout Kansas.
The total library collection at KU is large. Malinowski said the collection approximately 300,000 books, documents and cataloged maps, 340,000 pieces of microfilm, 12,000 music and speaking records and 20,000 collections. The library circulated more than 800,000 items per year.
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